Your "recover the directory" script could be built dynamically, at the
end of every backup, from a bpend_notify script on the client. This
script could do a recursive 'ls' on the directories backed up, to get
an up-to-date list of all the subdirectories, and then build your
"recover the directory" script.



On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:26:23 -0500, Stephens, John <jstephens AT ti DOT com> 
wrote:
> Thanks.  You made me think.  We will have a "restore list" file from the
> customer that says these files/directories must be restored for the
> customer to function.  We would write a "recover the directory
> structure" script and then let NBU fill in the blanks from the
> customer's restore list.  This now seems doable.
> 
> Thank You!
> 
> 
> 
> John D Stephens
> jstephens AT ti DOT com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Pattinson [mailto:jamesp AT hisser DOT org]
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 12:12 PM
> To: Stephens, John
> Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Can you Restore ONLY Directories from a Full
> Backup
> 
> It seems to me that the command I suggested would be a VERY quick way of
> 
> creating those directories, as NBU doesn't even need to request any
> tapes. And a one line script would mean you wouldn't be doing it by
> hand.
> 
> However, bprestore can take a "-f listfile" option, so if you have a way
> 
> of generating the list of files you need, you could use that.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> James
> 
> Stephens, John wrote:
> 
> >Not exactly.  I want NBU to restore these, not me creating them by
> hand.
> >What I would really want is to pass the restore command an
> >include/exclude list of files and directories.  When you have hundreds
> >of systems to recover in a DR exercise, I want directory place holders
> >in place.  For example: application log files - if the directories are
> >not there, it won't log - like NBU.  There is no need to recover old
> log
> >files in a DR exercise, just get the application up as fast as you can,
> >so to save time why recover unneeded files.  You would say, why back
> >them up?  But you should always cover your six. :)
> >
> >John D Stephens
> >jstephens AT ti DOT com
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: James Pattinson [mailto:jamesp AT hisser DOT org]
> >Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 5:06 AM
> >To: Stephens, John
> >Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> >Subject: Re: [Veritas-bu] Can you Restore ONLY Directories from a Full
> >Backup
> >
> >Hi
> >
> >Running "bplist  -R | grep /$" from the root of the directory structure
> 
> >you want to restore will give you a list of directories that were
> >backed up.
> >
> >You could use the -s and -e options to restrict to a certain backup,
> >and then just create the directories from that output using a for loop
> >or something.
> >
> >I hope that's what you meant!
> >
> >James
> >
> >On 21 Oct 2004, at 23:40, Stephens, John wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>NBU Admins -
> >>
> >>We have a need to restore only the directory structure, like log
> >>directories but not the log files, of a FULL Backup.  Is this possible
> >>from the command line?
> >>
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>John D Stephens
> >>jstephens AT ti DOT com
> >>
> >>
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